Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 610 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Rehearse like the real day): Good: practising out loud, standing, timing each run, short numbered cue cards, practising for family, checking slides and the room early. Poor: only reading silently, never timing yourself, skipping the ending, first try on the day, reading a full script. Cue cards: key words only, numbered in speaking order.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) trying the room first
2. 2.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
3. 3.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) standing up to practise (d) skipping the ending
5. 5.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) testing slides on stage
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) standing up to practise
8. 8.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising for family (c) testing slides on stage (d) standing up to practise
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) in random order (d) numbered, in order
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) starting a week early (c) practising the opening (d) rewriting it last night
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) practising out loud (d) skipping the ending
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) timing each run (c) checking slides early (d) standing up to practise
16. 16.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) rewriting it last night (d) checking slides early
18. 18.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) using short cue cards (c) starting a week early (d) timing each run
20. 20.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to get feedback (c) to win a prize (d) to skip practice
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) starting a week early (c) practising the opening (d) practising out loud
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising out loud (d) testing slides on stage
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) checking slides early (c) reading a full script (d) timing each run
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising out loud (c) starting a week early (d) only reading silently
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) reading a full script (c) starting a week early (d) never timing yourself
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising the opening
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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